Fine Without You

Well, I'm going to walk away from this.
No, I'm not gonna give you my best.
My heart is bruised but it isn't broken.
My eyes are dull, but finally, they're open.

It's so amazing, how far we've come,
so young and carefree, now freely I run.

And I'll keep moving forward,
reaching, starting over,
I'll be fine without you.
And I'll pick up the pieces,
I'll chase off all my demons,
I'll be fine without you.

You always have a way with words.
And I seem to have a way of getting hurt.
I never thought it'd come to goodbye,
but I never thought you'd make me cry.

It's so amazing, how I thought you were the one
back when we were carefree, now freely I run.

And I'll keep moving forward,
reaching, starting over,
I'll be fine without you.
And I'll pick up the pieces,
I'll chase off all my demons,
I'll be fine without you.

I'm tired of scraping my knees to bend for you,
I worshipped all you promised me cuz I couldn't see
that they were just lies, but now I realize that
and you can't hold me down anymore.

And I'll get to my feet
cuz I finally believe that
I'll be fine without you.
And I will chase my dreams
and I hope that you will see that
I'll be fine without you.

My heart is bruised but it isn't broken.
My eyes are dull, but finally, they're open.

Heartache Interstate

Somewhere along
these yellow lines
I’ve lost my way
I’ve lost my mind.

Don’t even know
where this road leads
but I know, I know
it’s not where I should be.

I would turn around,
head back to my hometown
but you’d still be gone.
Why’d you have to go?

So I keep driving on,
hoping to find myself along the way.
I’ll be searching, I’ll be searching.

I’ve come so far
and never dreamed
you wouldn’t be right here,
right here by me.

And now the dawn
sets the eerie stage
and I know there’s no going back
but I’d give anything.

But I keep driving on,
hoping to find myself along the way.
I’ll be searching, I’ll be searching.

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Wheels, don’t fail me now.
Lord, don’t let this road run out.
Wheels, don’t fail me now.
Lord, don’t let this road run out.

And I keep driving on,
hoping to find myself along the way.
I’ll be searching, I’ll be searching.

For the missing piece of you.

You Were

*This is an old one from December of 2010. Somehow, it got stuck in drafting.

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I made a vow about seven years ago
that through thick or thin, I'd be here to stay
so don't expect me to just stand here
and watch you walk away
when we still have so much left to say.

Everything; I've given all I have and then
to try to make you understand
that I gave my all to see that ring on your hand.
I'll admit I made mistakes, but I would never stray.
I wish that you could say the same.

You were the only one I loved,
You were the only one I touched,
You were the only one I thought I'd spend forever with.
You were the only one I wanted

to wake up to in the morning.
You were my everything

Playing With Fire

So, a friend of mine has been going through a strange situation lately, and asked me to write a song for her. This is what I've got, so far.

Playing With Fire
I close my eyes for a minute just to try and take it back
and I'm not ashamed to admit that you're the best that I've ever had.
Sitting here with you tonight makes me feel like I'm someone else
but I know in the morning light I'm going to have to face myself.


If I said, "Stop, I don't want to do this anymore!" then I'd be a liar.
But I know there's only so long before you get burned when you're playing with fire.


And everytime you strike the match, I lose a piece of me that I'll never get back.
And even though you're here tonight, I know deep down you'll never be mine but
But I can't help but wonder, is this really just games or something more?
Do you ever think of me when you're lying there with her?


I close my eyes for a minute and I try to take a breath
I know I should regret but, honestly, I'm too far for that.
Your words and eyes are scorching, your lips and hands are gasoline  
You hold me in your arms and my world erupts into flames.


If I said, "Stop, I don't want to do this anymore!" then I'd be a liar.
But I know there's only so long before you get burned when you're playing with fire.


And everytime you strike the match, I lose a piece of me that I'll never get back.
And even though you're here tonight, I know deep down you'll never be mine but
But I can't help but wonder, is this really just games or something more?
Do you ever think of me when you're lying there with her?


If I said, "Stop, I don't want to do this anymore," then I'd be a liar.
But I know there's only so long before you get burned when you're playing with fire.
You tied me up and dowsed my heart with kerosene.
I'm burning higher and higher, and it feels so bittersweet.


And everytime we strike that match, I lose a piece of me that I'll never get back.
And even though you're here tonight, I know deep down you'll never be mine but
But I can't help but wonder, is this just a game or something more?
Do you ever think of me when you're lying there with her?


I close my eyes for a minute just to try and take it back.
I know I should regret but, honestly, I'm too far for that.